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amover (s.xiii2/4)
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amover (s.xiii2/4)

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amoveir,  amovoir  (amoesver)  
  FEW:  movere 6/iii,167a Gdf:  amouvoir 1,279b GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  movoir (amovoir)  DMF:  amouvoir  TLF: ∅ OED:  amove v. 1  MED:  ameven v.  DMLBS:  amovere 79a

v.trans.

1to take, remove: 
( s.xiiim?; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  li aplaniez le bras contremont […] por retorner le sanc qui fu ameu de venir a la plaie  A-N Med ii 28
( a.1323 )  ele amova ses biens al Chastell’ de C.  Northern Pet 116
♦to remove (from office): 
( 1469 )  le pleintif ne recovera damagez forque pur demi an quar l’encumbent serra amové  Readings i 128
♦to take away, steal: 
( 1321-22 )  le manoir de W. fust robbé e ses bleetz destrutz e ses chivaux amovez  Rot Parl1 i 387
2to export: 
( 1392-93 )  nul homme deust amover outre la mer frument […]  King’s Council Ireland 162
3to move, bring: 
( 1302 )  Amovez vus Serle en le chastel, e nous vus froum meme la ley  YBB 30-31 Ed I 181
( 1307-10 )  le fist amover autrefoiz hors de cele prison a Loundre  LANGETON 263.19
4concessive to produce, stir up: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Et face l’en manger devant eux (=those devoid of appetite) unes genz qui manguent de grant talent por amovoir en eux […] l’apetite de manger  A-N Med i 210
( 1406 )  certeines persones […] par leur fauxes informations a leurs povoirs fait [sic] amoesver a ce les coers de voz foialx lieges  Rot Parl1 iii 575
amover a
to bring before: 
( 1343-50 )  sire N. de la B. fust trovee et amovee au roy  Cron Lond1 84.26

See also:

amuer  enmover  esmover  mover 
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